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Membrane Interface-Interacting Sequences within the Ectodomain of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Glycoprotein: Putative Role during Viral Fusion
1 Sept 2000
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We have identified a region within the ectodomain of the fusogenic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gp41, different from the fusion peptide, that interacts strongly with membranes. This conserved sequence, which immediately precedes the transmembrane anchor, is not highly hydrophobic according to the Kyte-Doolittle hydropathy prediction algorithm, yet it shows a high tendency to partition into the...
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